famous sports

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I want to tell some things related to sports

We have gone through the success stories of many people from diverse backgrounds. One thing in common to all of them was that they all succeeded using the quality of their mind.

Michael Phelps

Phelps has won a record 28 medals with 23 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze from four Olympics in ( 2004,2008,2012 and 216 ) and became the greatest swimmer of all time and the athlete to score the highest number of medals in the history of Olympics. the second position in Olympics was a distant 18 medal with nine gold medals by larisa latynina. this achievement is monumental considering the fact that most countries of the world including India fall Much behind this individual in Olympic medal tally.

Usain Bolt

properly termed as lighting bolt this Jamaican sprinters performance at the Beijing games in the year 2012 was one of the most remarkable in history. he become the first man to win 3 gold medals in the most coveted competitions and set new world record in the all three at a single Olympics. Usain Bolt set the world record for the 100 meters at 9.58 seconds the 200 meters at 19.19 seconds, and also the world record the 4*100 relay. The ease with which he made these records was quite amazing. By 2016 Rio 2016 Olympics bolt obetained the triple - triple, three sprinting gold medals in three consecutive Olympics.

Jesse Owens

It was when Adolf Hitler ( the fascist German chancellor) wanted to prove that Germans are a superior race that the 1936 Berlin Olympics took place. But in front of his eyes he was proved wrong by jesse Owens, a black man by scoring four gold medals in 100 , 200 , long jump and relay. Jesse Owens had already broken three world records and equaled one in the previous year.

Carl Lewis

In a career that spanned from 1979 to 1996 , Lewis won 10 Olympic medals including nine gold medals, which included four consecutive long jump championship, the last won at the age of 35 . The international Olympic Committe named Lewis the greatest athlete of the 20 th century.

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe is considered to be the best natural athlete the world had seen. It was really amazing to watch a human being excelling in so many diverse events. In addition to many events in athletics he excelled in football. , basketball, baseball, dance, etc.
Thorpe was voted by American ABC Sports fans as the greatest Athlete of the 20th century. He won two gold medals at the 1912 Olympics in decathlon and pentathlon.

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